The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1887-07-02
gouRTn or July.
Grand Master Powderly's Patriotic
Advice.

The following, from recent circu'
lar issued by 7. V. POwderly to the
Knights Of Labor, breathes the true
spirit at American patriotism, aud Is
wholesome reading ON the eve of the
lllth anniversary of the Declaration
OF Independence:
"For several years the practice Of
holding demonstrations and celebra-
tions on tho Fourth OF July has been
dying out. Even while the Declare
ton of Independence was being read ,
the struggle for liberty, for free speech,
for tree people aud u free country
was going on, aud it continued until
liberty throughout the length and
breadth OF the United colonies was MI
established fact. For years the cili-
zens of the Republic were accustomed
to meet on each succeeding Fourth ut
July and celebrate the event which
proclaimed nation born. Each Fourth
of July saw the citizens 0f the republic
gathered together under one, and only
one, flag, on the village green Or the
city square, aud, amid the booming Of
cannon aud beating OF drums, awaken
ed memories OF the days that tried
meas souls. The speaker of the day
told how the power of the King gave
way at the command of the people.
Old men among Us Can recall such
incidents rs these, but they are fast
forgetting how it was done or what ii
was for, aud the young people are not
taught ia respect or celebrate the day.
Such condition 0t affairs is wrong
aud unpatriotie. There is one portion
of our countrys population that should
never cease 10 remember that they,
above all Others, should celebrate the
fourth day at July aud keep alive the
memories which 1t recalls. 1t belongs
to the ones therefore, who have not
gained the most and Jared the best
under our government; to the common
people, To kindle once more and keep
forever alive the memories of the strug-
gle which dethroneG the king IN royal
robes aud enthrOned the sovereign in
homespun; which discarded aud spat
upon the sceptre of the monarch and
honored and exhalied the hammer and
pillow handle ut the man ut tail.
Two classes, representing diverse
feelings ana interests, would have the
common people forget tina: we have
country or lsg. Tue monepolis,
and the anarchist care nothing for
American ~. ny or institutions. "he
former, ha,i,; accumulated an IN.
mense fortune. would hail with delight
king and string government. and
is hopeful of y change in that diree-
uan. The latter has either lost hope
in our Institutions nr else knows anth.
ing about them or their history, and
would destroy bath the good aud the
bad in them Ii make WAY fer the rule
of nohody aud nothing. Monopoly
and anarchy are twin evils,
The watehward of the people should
be: Neither monopoly nor anarchy
shall rule in this country beth must
~.
l therefore recommend that the
question 1T the restoration of the peo-
pies lands Ia the care IF the people be
discussed. Pass resolutions declaring
tina, the haldiag of from ifty IL sixty
millions ut acres of the public domain
by aliens is sinful and un-Amefican.
Co further anu demand that the alien
landlord shall lie, 20 his hold. Pass
resolutions declaring that every acre
Of land acquired by fraud. pu1nry or
ehicanery IL an acre stolen, aud de-
mand that the thief be required la
make restitution To the peeple. This
Il M political question; il is national,
. patriotic question and must he
undertood. On not fear the taunts
or ridicule of any man or set of men.
Give them ~ understand tia, We are
in earnest, aud that We prefer, spread
eaglelsm" Ia Indifference. Let II be
understood that We are determined
that the wings of the cage shall here.
after spread aver = nation of free men
aRd women, who own the land ne live
Ia; that the wings of the eagle shall
no longer spread over a single acre ct
land owned or controlled by an alien
landlord or = native rogue.
Do not target Ia celebrate in a be-
coming, digni6ed manner, the one
hundred and eleventh birthday If
American Independence. especially a.
this year Is the centennial anniversary
Of the constitution under which Ne